n., ekirume, obubalagavu, okulumwa.

v., okuluma, okubalagala, okunuubuka; be h., okulumwa, okusonsomola.

o- (bu/- ) sudden tingling pain; smarting sensation; sting; hurt. cf. bala-

o- (bu/-) marrow of the bones. Yalabika ng'obulumi bumutuuse mu busomyo. He looked as if he had been hurt to the quick.

disturb; make anxious; distress; hurt.

e- (ki/bi) grimace, facial expression of disgust. Ebikongoolo tebitta nnume. (prov.) lit. Grimaces do not kill a bull. Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me. cf. kongoola.

nnumye) v.tr. bite; pinch; hurt; pain; ache; fig. accuse, charge with a fault, kuluma bugigi, to grit the teeth (in pain). kuluma mba, to clench the teeth (in anger), kuluma munno, to accuse your companion/the other person of wrong doing, kuluma kiwanvuwanvu, to eat on the run; to eat hurriedly/while standing up. Embwa ennumye. The dog has bitten me. Ennyonta ennuma. I am thirsty. Enjala ennuma. I am hungry. Akalimi k'essaawa kalumye. The hour (hand, on the clock) has just struck.

lumibwa (-lumiddwa) v.i. pass. be bitten; be hurt (lit. <£ fig.); feel labor pains; be concerned/preoccupied.

etc.; hurt with/by; injure; worry; disappoint. Ekyo kinnumya nnyo omwoyo. This worries me a great deal, ebigezo ebyalumya buli oma ogw'engulu, very difficult examinations, lit. which made everyone bite the upper (lip, omumwa implied).

cause to be or feel cold; dampen, spray (clothes before ironing), ekyuma ekinnyogoza, refrigerator, icebox. Ebi- gambo bye yannamba byannyinyogoza. The things he said to me hurt me very much/disturbed me greatly. cf. -nnyogovu, -nnyogoogerevu, obunnyo- govu, ekinnyogoga.

v.i. & tr. itch; pain; hurt; burn.

v.i. become irritated/ annoyed; be depressed/sad; be offended/ hurt.

v.i. tr. smart; hurt; sting, omukka ogubalagala, tear gas. Amaaso gam balagala. My eyes are smarting. Gubala- gadde. Matters have become serious/bad/ dangerous. (See the idiom under kajjampuni.)

to touch lightly on a subject, mention in passing, hint at. Ebi- gam bo ebyo byankoona. These words offended me/hurt my feelings/came to me as a shock.

v.tr. hurt; injure; pain; fig. offend.

v.i. & tr. sting; smart; burn; hurt.

damage; rum, hurt.

v.tr. redup. bite at everything; nibble; gnaw; hurt slightly.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep biting at; nibble; gnaw; hurt slightly.

be at each other's throats; accuse each other, make recriminations against each other.

-ekosa (-ekosezza) v.i. hurt oneself.

-ekolera (-ekoledde) v.i. & tr. appl. refl. do for oneself; make for oneself; work for oneself; make trouble for oneself; get oneself into a fix; hurt oneself.